Solebury is fourteen thousand and seventy-three acres and the origin of the name is unknown. The great body of the inhabitants are descendants of English Friends. Solebury and buckingham were originally one township, but were divided about 1700, the first mention of Solebury is about 1702.

Excelsior Normal institute
Opened in Carversville in October 1859. Operating as a coeducational boarding school, it offered four courses of study. Room and board for the 35-week school year was $3.65 a week. Tuition ranged from 90 cents to $1.15 a week. The institute closed in 1874.

Solebury issues commemorative tile - 300th anniversary occasion

1702-2002 - -Tiles are available at the township Municipal Building in Solebury and at Clemens Market in New Hope at a cost of $25.00 each. They depict the Solebury Village Stone School House, circa 1755, which sits at the intersection of Upper York and Sugan Roads.

Solebury Vigilant Company

List of Officers and members of the SVC for the detection
of Horse Thieves and other villians.

President: Samuel Rose

Revised at the annual meeting held the first month 7th,
1860

DIRECTORS

John D. Balderston

Joseph Thomas

John E. Kenderdine

Samuel G. Watson

Joseph Held

John Rose

Lukens Thomas

Nathan Ely

Wm. Kitchen, Sr

Asher Paxson

Joseph Reading

Elijah Mathews.

PURSUERS

Oliver Balderston

John Richardson

Jesse Armitage

Aaron W. jones

Issiah Quinby

Charles Paxson

John S. Betts

Intelligencer, December 27, 1859

Charles white

Pearson good

S. Gillingham

Samuel Armitage

William J. Jewell

William Robinson

James Walton

just a partial list...

Attleborough Protective Agency, Detection
of horse thieves and other villians.

This website was created as a guide to the history and genealogy of Bucks County Pennsylvania . All efforts have been made to be accurate and to document sources. Some of the material has been contributed and published, with permission, in good faith. I am always open to suggestions. Enjoy!